Hockey India ne 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 ke liye Indian Women’s Hockey Team ka 20-sadasyiya squad announce kar diya hai, jismein Salima Tete ek baar phir se team ki kaptaan hongi. Yeh event Japan mein 19 September se 4 October tak khela jaayega.
Jharkhand se talluk rakhne wali Salima Tete ab team ki ek central figure ban chuki hain. 2016 mein debut karne wali Salima ab 25 saal ki umra mein team ki sabse prabhavshali khiladiyon mein shaamil ho chuki hain. Ab tak unhonne team ke liye 16 goals kiye hain aur haal hi mein 150 international caps bhi poore kiye.
Salima ki leadership mein team ne New Zealand mein FIH Nations Cup bhi jeeta tha, jisse Asian Games se pahle team ka confidence kaafi high hai. Midfield mein unke saath Nikki Pradhan, Sakshi Rana aur Deepika Soreng jaise khiladi honge, vahin forward line mein Lalremsiami aur Navneet Kaur jaise naam shaamil hain.
Coach Harendra Singh ke maargdarshan mein yeh team ab apna title defend karne ke iraade se Japan rawana hogi. Ummeed hai ki Salima Tete ki leadership mein team podium finish ke sath watan lautegi.